President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the three-day truce announced by US President Donald Trump, and Ukraine also received consent from the Russian Federation to conduct a prisoner of war exchange. Zelenskyy reported this on Telegram, according to UNN.
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As Zelenskyy noted, these days there have been many appeals and signals regarding the configuration of tomorrow in Moscow in connection with our Ukrainian long-range sanctions.
The principle of mirroring in our actions is well known and has been proven to the Russian side. An additional argument for Ukraine in determining our position is always the resolution of one of the key humanitarian issues of this war, namely the release of prisoners of war. Red Square is less important to us than the lives of Ukrainian prisoners who can be returned home. That is why today, as part of the negotiation process mediated by the American side, we received Russia's consent to conduct an exchange of prisoners of war in a 1000-for-1000 format. A ceasefire must also be established on May 9, 10, and 11. Ukraine is consistently working to return its people from Russian captivity. I have instructed our team to promptly prepare everything necessary for the exchange,
He thanked the US President and his team for their effective diplomatic involvement.
We expect that the United States will ensure the fulfillment of the agreements by the Russian side,
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US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of a "three-day truce" between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on May 9, 10, and 11, and an exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country.